Whether you are a visual artist, musician, writer or filmmaker, funding your work can seem like an overwhelming challenge. It takes a lot of hard work and specific skills to raise funds for an artist's work, but it is an essential skill for artists and performers to master. Join professional writer and media artist, Dmae Roberts as she helps you navigate the path in her workshop "Funding Your Bliss: Strategies for Individual Artists & Performers." This Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council Professional Development Workshop will take place on March 20, 2013 from 4-7 pm at the Walters Cultural Arts Center (527 East Main St, Hillsboro).

Learn from Roberts' experiences to chart your own course for finding the right funding for your next project. In this workshop, you will: learn the difference between individual and organizational grants, fellowships, residencies and crowdsourcing fundraisers; know the elements of a project proposal; understand the steps to building a relationship with a potential funder; acquire the skill to speak about your project idea to a potential funder.

To register, call 503-615-3485 for Course #36579. There is a registration fee of $25.00 for all participants.

This workshop is sponsored in part by the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC). Scholarships are available through RACC for this workshop. Contact Tonisha Tolerat ttoler@racc.org for more information about scholarships opportunities.

For more information about this and other HACC workshops, visit hillsboroarts.org.

About the presenter:

Dmae Roberts is a two-time Peabody award-winning radio artist and writer based in Portland, Oregon. Throughout her career, Dmae has consistently raised grant funding for her own projects both as an individual and through the non-profit multicultural production organization, MediaRites. In 2006, she raised nearly $400,000 for her Peabody award-winning eight-hour radio documentary, "Crossing East," the first Asian American history series on public radio. Learn more at FundingYourBliss.com.

The Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council (HACC) is a program of the City of Hillsboro's Parks and Recreation Department. The HACC's mission is to support the growth of arts and culture as assets for a vital, prosperous and livable community. To learn more about the HACC and its programs, go to hillsboroarts.orgor follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/hillsboroarts.